# H4007 מַבָּט

מַבָּט (mabbâṭ), Strong’s H4007: something expected, i.e. (abstractly) expectation KJV: expectation.. Occurs 3 times.

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*mabbâṭ* — something expected, i.e. (abstractly) expectation

KJV: expectation.

Derived from [נָבַט nâbaṭ](https://besorah.bible/word/H5027) (to scan, i.e. look intently at)

Occurs 3 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- [מַבָּט] n.m. expectation = object of hope or confidence

## Where it occurs
- [Isaiah 20:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/20?v=5) — They will be dismayed and confounded, because of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.
- [Isaiah 20:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/20?v=6) — The inhabitants of this coast land will say in that day, ‘Behold, this is our expectation, where we fled for help to be…
- [Zechariah 9:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/zechariah/9?v=5) — Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be…